- Jimmy Hood
Infobox MP
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name = Jimmy Hood
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constituency_MP = Lanark and Hamilton East
Clydesdale (1987-2005)
parliament =
majority = 11,947 (27.4%)
predecessor =Judith Hart
successor =Incumbent
term_start =11 June 1987
term_end =
birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|05|16|df=yes
birth_place =Lesmahagow
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = Scottish
spouse =Marion McCleary
party = Labour
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children =
residence =
alma_mater =University of Nottingham
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footnotes =Jimmy Hood (born
16 May 1948 ,Lesmahagow ) is a politician in theUnited Kingdom . He is a Labourmember of Parliament , and representedClydesdale until 2005, when he was elected to represent the new constituency of Lanark and Hamilton East. He was first elected in 1987.He was educated at the Lesmahagow High School, the Motherwell Technical College and
University of Nottingham . He worked for 23 years as a mining engineer from 1964, the year he joined theNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM). He became a NUM trade union official in 1973. During the Miners' Strike of 1984-1985 he led the strikingNottinghamshire miners.In 1979 he was elected as a councillor to the
Newark and Sherwood District Council and served until his election to Westminster. He has remained a backbencher throughout his parliamentary career, serving on various select committees, including the Defence 1997-2001.He has been married to
Marion McCleary since 1967 and they have a son and a daughter and two grandchildren. He suffered a heart attack in 1998. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/politics/46357.stm]External links
* [http://www.jimmyhood.labour.co.uk/ Jimmy Hood MP] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-2498,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jimmy Hood MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jimmy_hood/lanark_and_hamilton_east TheyWorkForYou.com - Jimmy Hood MP]###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title =Member of Parliament for Clydesdale
years = 1987-2005
before =Judith Hart
after = Constituency abolishedsuccession box
title =Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East
years = 2005-
before = Constituency created
after = Incumbent
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